{"product_id":"the-mathematics-of-secrets-by-joshua-holden-9780691183312","title":"The Mathematics of Secrets","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mathematics of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematics behind cryptography—the science of sending secret messages. Using a wide range of historical anecdotes and real-world examples, Joshua Holden shows how mathematical principles underpin the ways that different codes and ciphers work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe focuses on both code making and code breaking and discusses most of the ancient and modern ciphers that are currently known. He begins by looking at substitution ciphers, and then discusses how to introduce flexibility and additional notation. Holden goes on to explore polyalphabetic substitution ciphers, transposition ciphers, connections between ciphers and computer encryption, stream ciphers, public-key ciphers, and ciphers involving exponentiation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe concludes by looking at the future of ciphers and where cryptography might be headed. \u003cem\u003eThe Mathematics of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the mathematics working stealthily in the science of coded messages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA blog describing new developments and historical discoveries in cryptography related to the material in this book is accessible at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/titles\/10826.html\"\u003ehttp:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/titles\/10826.html\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47559041122540,"sku":"9780691183312","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691183312-the-mathematics-of-secrets.jpg?v=1776928164","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-mathematics-of-secrets-by-joshua-holden-9780691183312","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}